Gil Hymer was sixteen years old when he me out of the closet. When he left home, he met his partner through a nscns-raisg group the gay muny. They beme fast iends, and bond easily over their mutual love for mic. They were together for 40 years. "We sort of beme very entrenched our own relatnship, and didn't make a lot of iends outsi," he explas. When his partner died and he entered his goln years, Hymer found himself longg for muny. For many people who are over 50 years old and LGBTQ+, n be difficult to make new iends. While bars the Gay Village are an optn for younger people, the olr generatn are often left whout a space to nnect wh others their own age. Hymer, however, found support through a group lled Gay and Grey Montreal, a social group for people 50 and over who are LGBTQ+. They meet for barbecu, go out for walks, and offer a safe space for people to be themselv. For now though, bee of the panmic, the group meets primarily through vio lls. Gil rells a special moment he had wh the group. "[They] me to one of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas I was sgg ," he says. "It really touched me that they would go all the way out to the Wt Island to do that." Bce Cameron found Gay and Grey 2018 . The goal was to unteract the homophobia that some senrs might experience as they get olr, and to allow them to teract fortably wh people of the same orientatn, genr inty, or who share siar experienc. As Cameron explas, many senrs go back to the closet when they enter rintial re. "They have to be ncerned aga about people beg homophobic," he says. "They n't really be ee, and this is one of the last plac where they're gog to live." Through Gay and Grey, Cameron also hop to fight ageism that exists wh the LGBTQ+ muny. "Whether you're 40, 50, 60, or 70, you still have needs, you still have wants, you still have sir," he said. "And people should be open and acceptg of that." By nnectg olr members to younger people the LGBTQ+ muny, Bce hop to bridge the divi between members of the muny. "The olr generatn, they lived through gay liberatn. They remember a time when beg themselv was actually illegal," Nikki Mach, an outreach -ordator for Gay and Grey, explas. "That's an experience that not many of today, who are lennials or younger, have any experience wh." One of the group's members, K. David Brody, was volved a urt se fightg for the right to a widower's pensn after his partner died. At the time, the provce of Quebec did not regnize gay upl' rights to the pensn. The members of Gay and Grey have a msage for young people who may be stgglg to e out of the closet. As Cameron puts : "Be proud of who you are. The people who aren't acceptg, that's their issue. Live wh who you are, and be proud of that." WATCH | Bce Cameron discs what 's like to age as part of the LGBTQ+ muny wh the CBC's Cathere Verdon Diamond.
Contents:
- GAY AND GREY MONTREAL: HOW ONE GROUP HELPS OLR LGBTQ+ CROWD FD MUNY
- GAY AND GREY MONTREAL LNCH NEW PROJECT NDG/CDN
- OUTREACH WORKER FOR GAY AND GREY MONTREAL
- GAY AND GREY MONTREAL: HOW ONE GROUP HELPS OLR LGBTQ+ CROWD FD MUNY
- GAY & GREY MONTREAL PODST
- GAY AND GREY MONTREAL LNCH NEW PROJECT NDG/CDN
GAY AND GREY MONTREAL: HOW ONE GROUP HELPS OLR LGBTQ+ CROWD FD MUNY
Grey and Gay was found 2018 to bat homophobia and create a safe place for 50-pl LGBTQ+ Montrealers to meet, at a time their liv when many feel prsure to go back to the closet. * gay and gray montreal *
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GAY AND GREY MONTREAL LNCH NEW PROJECT NDG/CDN
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Gil Hymer was 16 years old when he me out of the he left home, he met his partner through a nscns-raisg group the gay muny. While bars the Gay Village are an optn for younger people, the olr generatn are often left whout a space to nnect wh others their own, however, found support through a group lled Gay and Grey Montreal, a social group for people 50 and over who are meet for barbecu, go out for walks, and offer a safe space for people to be themselv. Members of Gay and Grey Montreal have their weekly lunch meetg through Zoom.
"Bce Cameron found Gay and Grey 2018. The goal was to unteract the homophobia that some senrs might experience as they get olr, and to allow them to teract fortably wh people of the same orientatn, genr inty, or who share siar Cameron found Grey and Gay Montreal to give LGBTQ+ people over the age of 50 a muny. "They have to be ncerned aga about people beg homophobic, " he says.
"Special Report'We're gog back to the closet': LGBTQ senrs wary of beg 'out' long-term re faciliThrough Gay and Grey, Cameron also hop to fight ageism that exists wh the LGBTQ+ muny.
OUTREACH WORKER FOR GAY AND GREY MONTREAL
This podst is all about gettg to know and celebratg our olr 2S.L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ muny. Gay & Grey Montreal is a social group for English-speakg 2S.L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ olr adults (50+) the Montreal area. Learn more at * gay and gray montreal *
"The olr generatn, they lived through gay liberatn. They remember a time when beg themselv was actually illegal, " Nikki Mach, an outreach -ordator for Gay and Grey, explas. At the time, the provce of Quebec did not regnize gay upl' rights to the members of Gay and Grey have a msage for young people who may be stgglg to e out of the Cameron puts : "Be proud of who you are.
GAY AND GREY MONTREAL: HOW ONE GROUP HELPS OLR LGBTQ+ CROWD FD MUNY
This podst is all about gettg to know and celebratg our olr 2S.L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ muny. Gay & Grey Montreal is a social group for English-speakg 2S.L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ olr adults (50+) the Montreal area. Learn more at * gay and gray montreal *
Bce Cameron, founr of Gay and Grey Montreal, is tryg to change that. Gay & Grey Montreal is exced to announce the lnch of a new social group this g July providg activi for senrs om, but not limed to, Montreal’s Central-Wt regn who would like to share time wh other senrs intifyg as gay, lbian, bisexual, trans, or are qutng (LGBTQ+).
Complimentary to their Franphone LGBTQ+ unterpart, Aîn et retra la munte (ARC), Gay and Grey Montreal’s foc is on the Anglophone and Allophone senr LGBTQ+ muny of retire and pre-retire (50+), wh the majory of activi beg rried out English or bilgually. The group propos volunteer-n activi, wh Gay and Grey Montreal actg a promotg and ordatg pacy.
GAY & GREY MONTREAL PODST
Gay & Grey Montreal Podst podst on mand - This podst is all about gettg to know and celebratg our olr 2S.L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ muny. Gay & Grey Montreal is a social group for English-speakg 2S.L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ olr adults (50+) the Montreal area. Learn more at... * gay and gray montreal *
Currently, Gay and Grey Montreal is focg on growg group membership and on their promotnal mpaign, which will hopefully clu a prence this year’s Montreal pri events alongsi ARC and Fondatn Émergence, as well as potentially rryg a banner the para self takg place on Augt 19th.
Gay and Grey Montreal, which adher to the Pour que vieillir soi gai charter prcipl, has sought muny support om the CIUSS Centre-Out, the NDG Senr Cizens Council, the New Hope Centre, Fondatn Émergence, and Preventn CDN-NDG. Bce summariz: this is a margalized group enterg their fal life phas by hidg and nyg who they really are bee we still live a homophobic society.
GAY AND GREY MONTREAL LNCH NEW PROJECT NDG/CDN
This podst is all about gettg to know and celebratg our olr 2S.L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ muny. Gay & Grey Montreal is a social group for English-speakg 2S.L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ olr adults (50+) the Montreal area. Learn more at * gay and gray montreal *
Furthermore, Fondatn Émergence c multiple studi between 2000 and 2011, revealg that LGBTQ+ senrs:are 50% more likely to be isolated and livg alone than the general senr populatn53% received differentiated treatment, felt hostily or a lack of unrstandg om health profsnals65% clared havg experienced homophobia, and8.
Listen to 15 episos of Gay & Grey Montreal Podst on Podbay - the bt podst player on the web. This podst is all about gettg to know and celebratg our olr 2S.L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ muny. Gay & Grey Montreal is a... * gay and gray montreal *
3% clared havg been neglected or abed by an termediary due to homophobia Julien Rougerie, program officer of Pour que vieillir so gai at Fondatn Émergence nfirms Ingredients required to elimate mistreatment and ensure humane and posive welfare for the senr LGBTQ+ populatn begs by promotg cln, mystifyg prejudic, and adoptg good practic and polici agast homophobia and transphobia.